Hi Chris, thanks for clarifying. There was a lot of forum love for the U15617 which is the model I was gifted because it was on my Amazon wish list. I put it on my wish list because of the forum. Not sure which model the podcast originally recommended. Assuming it was the U15600 or U15610 or U15617 but I don’t recall.
Super Fan Max is your recommendation.
Regarding my comments on the U15617 I agree with your review:
“The U51617 has a very focused ‘beam’ of air. With the fan about 1.5 m = 4.5 ft from my face, on the floor in front of my bike, the air stream at my face is only about 30 cm = 12” wide. There is near zero air movement even beside my face, and absolutely zero over my shoulders. It’s honestly a very weird phenomenon to see & feel. It’s a very strong but very narrow wind blast directly to the face and upper chest. I ran it on setting 2. 3 was just way too much wind in the eyes. I’m not wearing ski goggles for indoor rides."
Exactly. I don’t like the U15617 as a primary fan. I prefer my older Vornado.
My bottom line: the U15617 is a great fan for DRYING MY CHAIN after washing my bike in the winter. To speed up drying so I can apply Ceramic Speed UFO Lube drip wax on the chain. Love it for that.
Your bottom line is to ignore the forum recommendations and its “Don’t buy Lasko U15617” and instead “Buy Lasko Super Fan Max”
Thanks.